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Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Aerial view of one islands of the refuge
Map showing the location of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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Map showing the location of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (West Virginia)
LocationOhio River, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, United States
Nearest cityWilliamstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°23′28″N 81°25′15″W / 39.39117°N 81.420708°W / 39.39117; -81.420708[1]
Area3,354 acres (13.57 km2)
Established1990
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOhio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km)[2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage)[3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

There are also two islands that are located upstream in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and a pair that are located downstream in Lewis County, Kentucky.[4]

Looking downstream, the refuge is currently located in parts of these counties: Beaver, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Jackson, Mason, and Lewis. All counties are part of West Virginia, with the Pennsylvania and Kentucky exceptions that are mentioned above.

  1. ^ "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge". FWS.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ USFWS Annual Lands Report, 30 September 2007
  4. ^ USFWS map

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